Engineering & IT
Your IT project is hybrid. Is your PM tool?
Software projects start agile and end with a fixed rollout date. Merlin Project connects Kanban board and Gantt chart in the same project, without switching tools.
Sound familiar?
Typical stumbling blocks in IT and engineering projects
Agile OR Classic, Never Both
Jira for sprints, MS Project for the roadmap. Two tools, double maintenance, no single source of truth. Stakeholders want the Gantt, the team works in tickets.
Dependencies in the Dark
Feature B needs Team C's API, which is waiting on Team D's infrastructure. You can't see that in a spreadsheet. You find out in the status meeting, too late.
Project Data in Someone Else's Cloud
Your CISO asks where the project data lives. On your SaaS PM tool's US servers? GDPR audit becomes a problem. The DPA is missing or insufficient.
Cloud Tools Choke on Large Plans
500+ tasks and the browser tool grinds to a halt. Scrolling stutters, export takes forever, offline is not an option.
How Merlin Project solves this
Hybrid Project Management
Switch between Gantt chart, Kanban board and network diagram within the same project. Move cards on the board, the Gantt bars update automatically. This is real hybrid PM, not a plugin patchwork.
Critical Path at a Glance
Merlin Project calculates dependencies, slack time and the critical path automatically. You instantly see which delay jeopardizes the release date, across teams and departments.
Your Data Stays With You
Merlin Project is not a cloud app. Your project data lives on your Mac, iPad or in your own cloud storage. No ProjectWizards server stores your data. That's why you don't need a data processing agreement with us for Merlin Project itself.
One Plan Instead of Knowledge Silos
Requirements in Confluence, tickets in Jira, decisions in Slack, sketches in Notion, and the project plan in Excel? Merlin Project brings tasks, dependencies, documents and milestones into one place. File attachments, notes and links live directly on the task. Project context stops leaking out.
Key features for IT projects
Kanban Board
Agile sprints and task management directly in the project plan.
Gantt Chart
Classic project planning with tasks, milestones and critical path.
Network Diagram
Visualize dependencies between teams and work packages.
Resource Planning
Assign developers, designers and QA teams. Avoid overallocation.
Import & Export
Open and export MS Project, CSV, MindManager and more.
MagicSync
Multiple project managers work on the same plan, with no merge conflicts.
Data Sovereignty
Project data lives locally or in your own cloud storage. No ProjectWizards server, no DPA with us.
Documents on the Task
Requirements, decisions, architecture sketches live on the task, not scattered across four tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is my project data stored? Is this GDPR-compliant?
Your project data stays on your Mac, iPad or in your own cloud storage (iCloud Drive or Dropbox). No ProjectWizards server ever sees the content. Since no data is transferred to our servers, you don't need a data processing agreement with ProjectWizards for Merlin Project itself. For the cloud service you use, observe its own DPA terms. Crucial for regulated industries (finance, health, public sector).
Can I run agile and classic approaches in the same project?
Yes, that's what Merlin Project is built for. The team works on the Kanban board (sprint tasks), the PMO sees the Gantt (roadmap with critical path), management sees the network diagram. All three views show the same data. No double maintenance, no sync scripts between Jira and MS Project.
How many tasks can Merlin Project handle smoothly?
Native Mac app, no browser limits. Projects with 1,000 to 5,000+ tasks run smoothly, even with complex dependencies and budget calculations. Scrolling, filtering and exporting without delays, offline too.
Can my team keep using MS Project while we plan in Merlin Project?
Yes. Merlin Project opens and exports Microsoft Project via MS Project XML, without conversion tools. Enterprise PMO integration is preserved. You don't have to win an internal tool war to introduce Merlin Project.
How does collaboration work without a shared cloud server?
MagicSync synchronizes projects via iCloud Drive or Dropbox, patented. For simultaneous edits, a conflict dialog resolves the collision without manual file merging. Multiple project managers work on the same plan in parallel.
